The more I compose, the more I know that I don’t know it all. I think it’s a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you’ve already done.
A. R. RAHMANAll my life I have had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I am here
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Music is language itself. It should not have any barriers of caste, creed, language or anything. Music is one, only cultures are different. Music is the language of languages. It is the ultimate mother of languages.
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In my case, dust has become gold: Today, I work with people I grew up admiring.
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There were basically three themes. One was the sun theme which is the guitar when he’d get sun on his leg and it comes again in the end. And there’s of course the lullaby which Dido sang, “If I Rise.” And then there’s this driving guitar which is the motivation theme.
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There have been predictions that the world will come to an end on 21.12.12. But I look around me and I see so much scope for hope.
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Sometimes I intentionally cut it off. I just want to be in silence, especially when I’m traveling. I watch movies without sound.
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I want to go beyond the restrictions of language, religion and caste, and music is the only thing that allows me to do that.
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Music is all about transporting people, speaking a language which languages fail to express.
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When I initially read the script, it goes inside and comes out different things even without commenting on any stuff. And then, those pieces are taken out and then spread out through the movie.
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The more you know the less you talk.
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I love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it’s Indian or it’s Western.
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I like music that is able to stir my soul. My music is a spiritual exercise
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I am a big admirer of Sachin and his personality. He is a source of inspiration for the country and just looking at his photographs gives a lot of positive vibes.
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If music wakes you up, makes you think, heals you…then, I guess the music is working.
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While other creators make a big show of their art Mani Sir makes it look as though anyone can do what he does.
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Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.
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Be original and find your inner voice. The rest will follow.
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Your best success comes after your greatest disappointment.
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People Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That’s Good It Keeps Me On The Edge
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You can’t be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.
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I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.
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When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.
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Rather than making money I believe in making people happy, all other things are secondary. Money isn’t important, creative satisfaction is.
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I love the voice – it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.
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I don’t even know where mine [Oscar award] is. My mother has hidden it because everybody who comes in wants to take a photograph of it. So what she’s done is she put it inside a suitcase somewhere.
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I think I would like to discover a new root where people don’t get bored with people singing boring lines but something exciting. That’d be interesting.
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The music had to be rooted, and yet had to branch out, like the wild imagination of a child.
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